It is considered the unofficial start to the Sturgis Rally. On Monday August 5th, the celebrity charity event gave 400 rally-goers paying to charity $150 per motorcycle (number of participants is limited) the chance to ride alongside such celebrities as Dee Snyder of heavy metal band Twister Sister, Arlen Ness, Corey Ness, Zach Ness, Jim “Hacksaw” Duggan, Robbie Knievel custom builders too numerous to list.

Participants were treated to a catered reception with live music from the rockabilly band The Living Deads and a live auction, which featured a custom bike that sold to the highest bidder at $55,000 and an celeryty signed Epiphone guitar at $1700.

With the help of hundreds of riders, the Buffalo Chip was able to present a check for $81,490 to the Black Hills Special Olympics and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame on stage after a performance by blues phenomenon, Jared James Nichols. Orange County Choppers also got in on the evening of generosity by giving away a custom chopper on the stage to wounded combat veteran, Robert Five, following the evening Doobie Brothers’ performance.

Bigger and better than ever, the traffic stopping thundering ride started at 2.30 pm at the Silverado-Franklin in Deadwood for a scenic ride in the Black Hills and ended at the Legendary Buffalo Chip amphitheater for a performance by the Doobie Brothers followed by Kid Rock, both shows filmed for CMT’s Bike Week.

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Boycott All Motorbooks Publications for sitting on Bruce Palmer’s Restoration book, until they re-print his 1994 “How to Restore your Harley-Davidson”.
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Is there anyone at Motorbooks International that can explain to our 1936-1964 niche group of enthusiast why they won’t re-print Bruce Palmer’s Restoration Book?:

You don’t have to sell the book for your old price of $37.00 (US). We don’t care if you triple the price to $111.00, and keep all the loveable mistakes just the way they are.
But, you’ve kinda screwed-up our market here.
The book was printed in 1994.
You’ve made a buck off it. Why not re-print it, or sell the rights to someone that wants to print it?